Poles apart? Ignacy Jan Paderewski is a familiar name, but the same can hardly be said of Jerzy Gablenz. Jonathan Plowright makes the strongest case possible for Gablenz’s piano concerto: a substantial work rich in melodic invention and thunderous pianism.
‘It’s easy to understand why Plowright has chosen to champion this appealing work [Gablenz], with its variety of texture and mood, melodic invention and imaginative orchestration … in terms of sh ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘Paderewski’s Polish Fantasy gets a tremendous performance … Jonathan Plowright plays it so well you’re almost convinced that George Bernard Shaw might have been wrong about Paderewski the pianis ...
BBC Music Magazine‘Paderewski’s Polish Fantasy gets a tremendous performance … Jonathan Plowright plays it so well you’re almost convinced that George Bernard Shaw might have been wrong about Paderewski the pianis ...